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Rwanda bill must be in Goldilocks zone, says James Cleverly

The home secretary says a balance needs to be struck as he seeks to placate Tory backbench MPs.

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Suspended Tory MP Scott Benton faces 35-day Commons ban

Tories face possible by-election after Blackpool South MP Scott Benton is condemned by standards watchdog.

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Vaughan Gething announces Welsh first minister bid

He declares he’s standing with Jeremy Miles expected to confirm his candidacy in the coming days.

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Bank of England signals early rate cuts unlikely

Borrowing costs remain at a 15-year high after policymakers vote for no change for a third time.

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Rishi Sunak seeks to calm minimum income visa fears

The prime minister suggests migrant families already in the UK may get exemptions from higher wage rules.

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Ex-minister David Davis intervenes in street attack near Parliament

David Davis says a rough sleeper was “badly beaten up” after two men kicked “seven bells” out of him.

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Addicted to division: Sunak beset by warring Tory factions

Ministers and backbenchers will be at loggerheads up until the next election, one minister predicts.

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Redcar hydrogen trial scrapped by government

Proposed Redcar hydrogen trial is halted because the main source of the gas supply is not available.

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Just 408 non-Albanian small boat migrants returned home since 2020

The Bibby Stockholm asylum barge off Dorset cost £22m, the Home Office has also disclosed.

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Is Rishi Sunak meeting his asylum pledge?

It has been a year since the prime minister pledged to clear the legacy backlog, so how is he getting on?